Window and sash construction



1 Sept. 13, 1938.

O. M. EDWARDS WINDOW AND s' sH CONSTRUCTION Original Filed Jfine 2, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 13, 1938. o. M. EDWARDS 2,130,297

. WINDOW AND SASH CONSTRUCTION I Original Filed June 2, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 18 17L g7 1 1a y I {ii M I; 1. dim. g V J IIIQ Z j X, F *w E J 5 5 4 j j ""b 5 9 16 I INVENTOR. BY ag ATT NEYs.

p 3, 93 o. M. EDWARDS 2,130,297

WI NDOW AND SASH CONSTRUCTION Original Filed June 2, 195a S'Sheets-Sheet 5 Ill/ll Patented Sept. 13, 1938 UNITED STATES WINDOW AND SASH CONSTRUCTION Oliver M. Edwards, Syracuse, N. Y., assignor to The 0. M. Edwards Company Inc., Syracuse, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application June 2, 1936, Serial No. 83,092 Renewed February 8, 1938 9 Claim.

This invention relates to window and sash constructions, and has for its object a construction whereby a window sash is cushioned throughout its circumference against strains due to distortion and weaving of the car body in which the window frame is inounted.

It further has for its object a window and sash construction in which the sash is a double one and the double sash is surrounded by a compresm sible distortable member entirely encircling the peripheral circumferential edge of the sash to press or compress against the walls of the channel in which the sash is mounted and also against the edges of the double sash to yieldingly support 0 and cushion the double sash and tightly hold it in position and also seal the crevice between the units of the double sash.

It further has for its object a window and sash construction of this'character in which the compressible member is compressed or distorted by the placing or clamping in position of one of the side walls of the channel of the frame, whic side wall is demountable.

It further has for its object a double sash consisting of units spaced apart or confronting each other with the sash frame of one abutting against that of the other, and an elastic sealing band or strip encircling the units and sealing the crevice between the units.

It further has for its object a double sash in which the units thereof are hinged together along one edge thereof and the crevice between the confronting sides of the sash units sealed by an elastic band or sealing strip encircling the periphery of the units.

Other objects will appear throughout the speciilcation.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views. Figure 1 is an elevation, partly broken away, of a window construction embodying this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken approximately on line 22, Figure l, the contiguous portion of the framing of the body in which the window frame is mounted being also shown.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail view, similar to Figure 2, showing an inflatable, expansible or compressible member encircling the sash.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail view of the elastic sealing strip surrounding the peripheral edges of the units of the double sash.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of the window frame and contiguous parts of the car frame around the window opening showing a modified form of fastening means for the demountable side of the window frame.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6, Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view through a double sash showing a slightly different arrangement of the units and the hinges.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 3 of a single sash arrangement embodying one feature of this invention.

Figures 9 and 10 areviews similar to Figures 2 and 8 showing slightly modified forms of the glass mounting or sash frame coacting with the compressible cushion.

This window and sash construction comprises generally a window frame, a sash mounted in the frame and including a compressible distortable and circumferential tirelike member coacting with the frame, the frame being formed with a channel for receiving the margins of the sash and said compressible member, and means for compressing and distorting said member, whereby it is caused to press against the walls of the channel and the edge of the sash. Usually the sash is a double one or is composed of two separate units and the compressible member seats on the peripheral edge surfaces of the units of the sash, sealing the crevice between the sashes, in order to prevent circulation of air between the two sashes, or, in order to hold between the sashes, dehydrated air or other gas used for the purpose of preventing clouding of the window panes on the inside thereof.

i designates the window frame, this being usu* ally formed of metal in any suitable-manner. It may be formed up of sheet metal or of extruded metal. It is in the form of a channel with one side demountable for the purpose of permitting the removal and replacement of the sash.

2 designates the units of a double sash, these including marginal frames 3 for receiving the edges of the glass pane. The marginal frames are hinged together, as at 4 along one edge, as the upper edge of the sash, and a spacer or compensating strip 5 is inserted between the opposite margins of the sash. The compensating or spacer strip 5 is here shown as secured to one of the units of the sash and provided with a spring lip or U-shaped portion for compressing against the other sash, when the units are closed one on the other. The double sash may be as shown in Figure 7 in which the units 2 abut against each other with the hinge pin 4" located out of the space between the sash units, and the spacer strip omitted.

I designates a distortable compressible tirelike member encircling the peripheral edges of the units of the double sash, this being rounding and preferably circular in cross section and located in the channel of the frame I. It is of greater diameter than the channel, so that when fitted in the channel, it is distorted and caused to press against the bottom and sides of the channel and against the edges 2 of the units of the sash. This member I may be of a soft cushion rubber material capable of being compressed and distorted, and press tightly against the walls of the channel and the edge ofv the sash. This member may be a hollow tube 8, as shown in Figure 3, having means, as a valve 9 through which it may be inflated to cause it to compress tightly against the walls of the channel and the edges of the sash 2. The member I or 8 is compressed or held compressed by suitable means, as a demountable side ill of the frame I, this being a rectangular frame. After the sash 2 and member 1 have been placed in position, this demountable frame member I 8 is placed in position and enough force used in plac- .ing it in position to compress and distort the The frame member ID is held in pemember 1. sition in any suitable manner, as by screws or by the buttons to be presently described.

The inflatable member 8 may be inflated either before or after the demountable member ID is placed in position, but it preferably-is inflated after the member I0 is mounted in position. The valve 9 of the inflatable member 8 is for receiving the coupling of an air pipe. The valve is accessible through an opening Ii formed in the frame member i8 and normally closed by a closure i2.

Preferably, the units 2 of the double sash ar formed with their peripheral edges beveled inwardly to form a concave peripheral groove around the edge of the sash composed of the two units and the distortable member I or 8 seats in the groove. The double sash may be surrounded by an elastic sealing strip or band i4. This is initially formed, as shown in Figure 3, and is under-tension when placed around the sash. The corner edges of the sash units 2 are also rounded in arcuate curves, as shown in Figure 1, so that the elastic, compressible, distortable member I or 8 snugly fits the sash at the corners without kinking and without leaving any spaces at any point between said member I or 8 and any part of the periphery of the sash units or bottom of the groove in which the member I or 8 seats.

As seen in Figure 8 a single sash 3* is shown surrounded by a distortable compressible member 8, the sash being encircled by an elastic strip or band I49.

i5 designates the wall of the window opening in the car body in which the frame I is mounted. The wall I5 is provided in any suitable manner with an outer stop IS. The frame member I is secured in any suitable manner, as by screws IT, to the outer stop. The demountable frame member I8 is secured in position by suitable screws, as I8 (Figure 2), or by buttons l8 (Figures 5 and 6) having shanks 28 extending through the outer margins of the frame member l8 and through slots (Figure 6) in a side wall of the channel i andhaving a cross bar or head 2i at its inner end which, upon a quarter turn of the button, interlocks with said side wall on opposite sides of the slot. The screws 18 thread into one wall of the channel of the frame I.

For the purpose of facilitating the replacing of the frame member I. and the compressing of the member I or 8, means is provided for fulcruming the frame member l8 along one edge thereof. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the body of the channel member I is provided with an outwardly extending marginal flange 22 lapping the inner side of the wall of the window opening II, this flange 22 being offset from the contiguous portion 24 of the body of the frame i, forming a depression at 25 in which the margin of the frame member iii rests. A fulcrum strip 28 is mounted on the offset flange 22 along one side of the channel member I, this being secured in position in any suitable manner, as by screws 8|. The screws 8| also serve to secure the window frame I to the car body l5.

In order to provide clearance at 24 for fulcruming movement of the frame member I 8, the portion 24 of the channel i is inserted at 24.

When the double sash 2 and the compressible member I or 8 are placed in position, one margin of the removable frame member I8 is seated in I position either by the screws or by the buttons ii.

In Figure 9 a double glass sash is shown, and the margin of the panes seated in more or less yielding sash frames 48 usually formed of rubber. These confront or abut against each other and are encircled by a compressible member 4| of rubber. The window frame structure is the same as that shown in Figure 2.

In Figure 10, a single glass window is shown with the margin of the pane seated in a U-shaped sash frame 42 of rubber or yielding material, surrounded by a cushion element 43, which seats in a groove 44 in the yielding rubber frame. The window frame is substantially the same as shown in Figures 2 and 8.

By this construction, the sash is cushioned and weather tight throughout its entire circumference due to the fact that the member I or 8 is yieldable and also engages the edge of the sash and the side walls and bottom of the channel, and also due to the distortable member I or 8, the sash and glass pane thereof is relieved of strains due to distortion and weaving of the body of the vehicle. Also, due to the compressible or distortable member l or 8, the crevice or space between the units of the double sash is sealed against outside atmosphere.

What I claim is:-

1. In a window and sash construction, a frame formed with a channel, a double sash mountable in the frame and including separable units arranged with their edges exposed in the channel, the edges of the units being formed concave to provide a circumferential groove, and a compressible distortable member, rounding in cross section, encircling the periphery of the sash and seated in the groove, said member compressing against the walls of the channel.

2 In a window and sash construction, a frame formed with a channel, a double sash mountable in the frame and including separable units arranged with their edges exposed in the channel,

the edges of the units being formed concave to provide a circumferential groove, and a compressible distortable member, rounding in cross section, encircling the periphery of the sash and seated in thc groove, said member compressing against the walls of the channel, the frame including means for compressing saidmember.

3. In a window and sash construction, the combination of a frame formed with a channel, a double sash mounted in the frame with its edges exposed in the channel, the sash including separable units, an elastic sealing strip encircling the edges of the units of the double sash and sealing the crevice between the units, a compressible dist'ortable member encircling the sash and seating on said sealing strip, said member extending entirely around the edge of the sash and extending into the channel, and means for compressing said member against the sash and the walls of the channel.

4. In a window and sash construction, the combination of a frame formed with a channel, a double sash mounted in the frame with its edges exposed in the channel, the sash including separable units, an elastic sealing strip encircling the edges of the units of the double sash and sealing the crevice between the units,- a compressible distortable member encircling the sash and seating on said sealing strip, said member extending entirely around the edge of the sash and extending into the channel, and means for compressing said member against the sash and the walls of the channel, the channel being formed with a demountable side,constituting means for compressing said member against the walls of the channel and against the sash when the demountable side is placed in position.

5. In a window and sash construction, the combination of a frame, a double sash mounted in the frame, the sash including separate units hinged together along like edges thereof and separable from each other about the axis of the hinge, and an elastic sealing strip encircling the edges of the units of the double sash and sealing the crevice between the units.

6. In a window and sash construction, a window frame, a sash mounted in the frame, an expansible and compressible inflatable tubular member encircling the peripheral edge of the sash and coacting with the frame, the frame being formed with a channel for receiving the margins of the sash and said compressible member, whereby when the compressible member is inflated, it

thrusts against the walls of the channel and the edge of the sash.

7. In a window and sash construction, a window frame, a sash mounted in the frame, a compressible distortable tireiike member encircling the peripheral edgeof the sash with the compressible member for the most part located beyond the edge of the sash, the frame being formed with a channel for receiving the tireiike member, said member being pressed against the walls of the channel and the edge of the sash and being of greater diametrical dimensions than the channel and the distance between the bottom of the channel and the edge of the sash, whereby said member, when compressed to conform to the channel, more or less, presses against the edge of the sash to cushion the sash throughout the entire periphery thereof. a

8. In a window and sash construction, a window frame, a sash mounted in the frame, a compressible distcrtable tireiike member encircling the peripheral edge of the sash with the compressible member for the most part located beyond the edge of the sash, the frame being formed with a channel for receiving the tireiike member,

said member being pressed against the walls of the channel and the edge of the sash and being of greater diametrical dimensions than the channel and the distance between the bottom of the channel and the edge of the sash, one side of the channel being demountable, the demountable side operating to compress said member against the walls of the channel and the edge of the sash, all whereby said member, when compresed to conform to the channel, more or less,,presses against the edge of the sash to cushionthe sash I throughout the entire periphery thereof.

9. In a window construction, a frame, a sash in the frame Tor supporting a glass and including a compressible, distortable, circumferential tirelike member located beyond the edge of the glass, the frame being formed with a channel for receiving the tireiike member, and said tireiike member being pressed against the walls ofthe channel and being of greater diametrical dimensions in cross section than the channel in directions transversely of the frame and edgewise of the sash, whereby said member, when compressed in the channel more or less, is compressed transversely and also in a direction edgewise of the sash throughout the entire periphery thereof.

OLIVER M. EDWARDS. 

